Inside the Beltway. . . and Out

The Bush administration absolutely hates leakers -- unless, of course, the leaker turns out to be Bush himself, or Rove, or Cheney or Scooter.

When the New York Times revealed the administration's secret prisons in Europe, there was no indignation over the existance of the secret prisions, but lots of huffing and puffing about finding who leaked the information.

ABC News reported that the FBI is monitoring at least two of its reporters' calls in an effort to discover patterns that may be helpful in identifying who ABC is talking to. A senior federal law enforcement official advised the ABC reporters to get new cell phones.

As USAToday and others revealed, this administration is monitoring the phone calls of literally tens of millions of US citizens.

America deserves better. Let's work to restore Democratic majorities in Congress in November.